Oscars 2016: Why is everyone playing it so safe at the red carpet?

Oscars 2016 have begun with the stars walking down the red carpet. From Brie Larson to Priyanka Chopra, from Jacob Tremblay to Daisy Ridley, we will bring you live updates from Hollywood’s biggest night.

hollywoodUpdated: Feb 29, 2016 10:37 IST

HT Correspondent

Hindustan Times

Oscars 2016 have begun and we will live blog the red carpet moments -- from crazy to stylish. As Hollywood celebs walk the famed red carpet, this post will update you with who wore what and who said what.

Our own Priyanka Chopra has also walked the red carpet, looking resplendent in a white, off-shouldered gown. The Baywatch star will be presenting an Oscar later in the night.

Others who have arrived include Oscar nominee Brie Larson, who is favoured to lift the statuette for best actress tonight. The spotlight, however, was on her co-star from the film, eight-year-old Jacob Tremblay. Dressed in a tux, he told the presenter that it was going to be a late night for him.

Alicia Vikander set the tone on the Oscars red carpet Sunday as she walked early in a pale yellow custom Louis Vuitton gown, her hair flowing down her back.

Oscar nominee for The Danish Girl, Alicia Vikander looks like Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
(AP)

The Swedish actress has become an “it” girl for glam and didn’t disappoint this time around in the strapless princess gown with a balloon hem that was higher in the front. Like her hemline, her hair was also high-low, fastened into a half-bun that showed off her chandelier earrings.

“I love the color,” she said from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Brie Larson, another of the new “it” carpet ladies, wore a blue ruffled Gucci with a silvery belt and columns of loose ruffles.

Marchesa and Lorraine Schwartz were the carpet’s annual bombshell Sofia Vergara’s best friends. She wore a deep blue strapless from Marchesa and Schwartz diamond earrings that burst like fireworks, her hair swept back, further showing off her tight-waisted look.

“I felt very princessy today,” Chopra said of her form-hugging, mermaid-cut dress in silk tulle adorned with climbing flowers.

Wilde wore Valentino Haute Couture cut to the waist and highly dependent on sticky tape to keep everything up top in place. She paired it with a dainty choker.

“It’s pretty fun,” she said of the look that gave off an apron vibe.

And then there was Whoopi Goldberg. She was bold in black. She said her look was modeled on a gown that Bette Davis wore in “All About Eve.”

Several celebs went with shorter hemlines, just above the ankle, including Daisy Ridley in a sparkly silver look that had dainty sheer at the waist and hem.

Representing her native Ireland, Saoirse Ronan chose all-around sequins in emerald from Calvin Klein. The gown hugged her body just right, her drop Chopard earrings mismatched - one in white pearls and the other emeralds. Another bright spot: Olivia Munn in orangey red. It’s a shade similar to but not quite a match for the low-cut red look worn by Charlize Theron, a long necklace dangling down her bare chest and her hair swept back to one side.

Turner’s side-slit Galvan for Opening Ceremony was part of an “ethically made” project called Red Carpet Green Dress. The initiative was spearheaded by James and Suzy Amis Cameron and had another participant on the carpet, Lily Cole.

“Everything here is all sustainable,” Turner said.

It’s not possible, meanwhile, that Rooney Mara’s hair could have been any tighter. There was a tiny knot on top and it was braided close to her skull, her lips a deep red. Her dress, Givenchy Haute Couture, was long-sleeved, which is somewhat unusual, and had a diamond-shape cutout at the chest, along with a fairly modest slit. It also had buttons and busy pointed ruffles, all in embroidered gray tulle.

The evening’s fluffy confection? Heidi Klum in Marchesa. It was also pale, shades of lilac and violet, and swallowed her up in folds, Grecian style.

Who stuck out among the guys?

Abraham Attah, the 14-year-old from Ghana who appeared in “Beast of No Nation.” He rocked a tuxedo with a pair of Tom’s slip-ons in black. The slip-ons were custom-made but the company plans to distribute 10,000 pairs of shoes to Ghana in Attah’s honor.